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Alba-Tercedor J, Vilchez S. Anatomical damage caused by Bacillus thuringiensis variety israelensis in yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) larvae revealed by micro-computed tomography. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8759. [PMID: 37253797 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35411-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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With micro-computed tomography techniques, using the single-distance phase-retrieval algorithm phase contrast, we reconstructed enhanced rendered images of soft tissues of Aedes aeqypti fourth instar larvae after Bti treatment. In contrast to previous publications based on conventional microscopy, either optical or electron microscopy, which were limited to partial studies, mostly in the form of histological sections, here we show for the first time the effects of Bti on the complete internal anatomy of an insect. Using 3D rendered images it was possible to study the effect of the bacterium in tissues and organs, not only in sections but also as a whole. We compared the anatomy of healthy larvae with the changes undergone in larvae after being exposed to Bti (for 30 min, 1 h and 6 h) and observed the progressive damage that Bti produce. Damage to the midgut epithelia was confirmed, with progressive swelling of the enterocytes, thickening epithelia, increase of the vacuolar spaces and finally cell lysis, producing openings in the midgut walls. Simultaneously, the larvae altered their motility, making it difficult for them to rise to the surface and position the respiratory siphon properly to break surface tension and breathe. Internally, osmotic shock phenomena were observed, resulting in a deformation of the cross-section shape, producing the appearance of a wide internal space between the cuticle and the internal structures and a progressive collapse of the tracheal trunks. Taken together, these results indicate the death of the larvae, not by starvation as a consequence of the destruction of the epithelia of the digestive tract as previously stated, but due to a synergic catastrophic multifactor process in addition to asphyxia due to a lack of adequate gas exchange.
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- Javier Alba-Tercedor
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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Luangtrakul W, Boonchuen P, Jaree P, Kumar R, Wang HC, Somboonwiwat K. Cytotoxicity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus AHPND toxin on shrimp hemocytes, a newly identified target tissue, involves binding of toxin to aminopeptidase N1 receptor. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009463. [PMID: 33770150 PMCID: PMC8041169 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) caused by PirABVP-producing strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, VPAHPND, has seriously impacted the shrimp production. Although the VPAHPND toxin is known as the VPAHPND virulence factor, a receptor that mediates its action has not been identified. An in-house transcriptome of Litopenaeus vannamei hemocytes allows us to identify two proteins from the aminopeptidase N family, LvAPN1 and LvAPN2, the proteins of which in insect are known to be receptors for Cry toxin. The membrane-bound APN, LvAPN1, was characterized to determine if it was a VPAHPND toxin receptor. The increased expression of LvAPN1 was found in hemocytes, stomach, and hepatopancreas after the shrimp were challenged with either VPAHPND or the partially purified VPAHPND toxin. LvAPN1 knockdown reduced the mortality, histopathological signs of AHPND in the hepatopancreas, and the number of virulent VPAHPND bacteria in the stomach after VPAHPND toxin challenge. In addition, LvAPN1 silencing prevented the toxin from causing severe damage to the hemocytes and sustained both the total hemocyte count (THC) and the percentage of living hemocytes. We found that the rLvAPN1 directly bound to both rPirAVP and rPirBVP toxins, supporting the notion that silencing of LvAPN1 prevented the VPAHPND toxin from passing through the cell membrane of hemocytes. We concluded that the LvAPN1 was involved in AHPND pathogenesis and acted as a VPAHPND toxin receptor mediating the toxin penetration into hemocytes. Besides, this was the first report on the toxic effect of VPAHPND toxin on hemocytes other than the known target tissues, hepatopancreas and stomach. A specific strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) in shrimp or VPAHPND produces a binary toxin (PirABvp toxin) that is previously known to induce cell death of stomach and hepatopancreas but the molecular mechanism has not been defined. Similar to Cry toxin receptor in insects, a novel aminopeptidase N1 protein from L. vannamei (LvAPN1) was identified as a putative receptor of VPAHPND toxin. Suppression of LvAPN1 reduced the number of AHPND virulence plasmids in stomach and occurrence of AHPND clinical sign, sustained the number of total hemocyte count, and elevated the number of viable hemocyte. We demonstrated that VPAHPND toxin challenge induces hemocyte cell damage and it interacts with LvAPN1 in vitro. Collectively, our finding suggested that not only stomach and hepatopancreas but also hemocyte are the VPAHPND target tissues where LvAPN1 serves as a VPAHPND toxin receptor. This study provides novel insight into the contributions of LvAPN1 receptor towards the AHPND pathogenesis in shrimp and may extend to the development of AHPND preventive measure in shrimp.
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- Waruntorn Luangtrakul
- Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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- Center of Applied Shrimp Research and Innovation, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- International Center for the Scientific Development of Shrimp Aquaculture, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- International Center for the Scientific Development of Shrimp Aquaculture, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (HC); (KS)
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- Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
- * E-mail: (HC); (KS)
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Wu K, Wang J, Geng L, Chen K, Huang W, Liu Q, Beerntsen BT, Ling E. Loss of control of the culturable bacteria in the hindgut of Bombyx mori after Cry1Ab ingestion. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 111:103754. [PMID: 32464134 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Bt protein, produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, can bind receptors to destroy the physiological functions of the insect midgut. It is unknown whether Bt can also target the hindgut and influence its defense against fecal bacteria. Here we show that Crystal protein 1Ab (Cry1Ab), a Bt protein, was detected in the larval hindgut contents of Bombyx mori after ingestion of this toxin protein. The number of fecal bacteria that can be inhibited by the hindgut prophenoloxidase-induced melanization was significantly enhanced after oral ingestion of Cry1Ab. Although the hindgut contents became brown, the activity of hindgut phenoloxidase was decreased. LC-MS/MS analysis of the hindgut lumen contents revealed that many new proteins including several proteases were newly secreted. The enhanced secretion of proteases cleaved prophenoloxidase to decrease its activity, including the corresponding activity to inhibit the fecal bacteria. In addition, after ingestion of Cry1Ab, the pylorus (between the midgut and hindgut) could not autonomously contract due to the physical detachment of the acellular cuticle-like membrane from the epidermal cells, which prevented the movement of food from the midgut to the hindgut. Some cells in the cryptonephry of the hindgut became swollen and degraded, possibly due to the presence of Cry1Ab in the hindgut. These findings demonstrate that the inhibition of feces bacteria by the hindgut prophenoloxidase-induced melanization is out of control after Cry1Ab ingestion.
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- Kai Wu
- College of Life Sciences, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, China; Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- Veterinary Pathobiology, 213 Connaway Hall, University of Missouri Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Insect Developmental and Evolutionary Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China.
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Gowelo S, Chirombo J, Spitzen J, Koenraadt CJM, Mzilahowa T, van den Berg H, Takken W, McCann R. Effects of larval exposure to sublethal doses of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on body size, oviposition and survival of adult Anopheles coluzzii mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:259. [PMID: 32416733 PMCID: PMC7229702 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04132-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Application of the larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) is a viable complementary strategy for malaria control. Efficacy of Bti is dose-dependent. There is a knowledge gap on the effects of larval exposure to sublethal Bti doses on emerging adult mosquitoes. The present study examined the effect of larval exposure to sublethal doses of Bti on the survival, body size and oviposition rate in adult Anopheles coluzzii. METHODS Third-instar An. coluzzii larvae were exposed to control and sublethal Bti concentrations at LC20, LC50 and LC70 for 48 h. Surviving larvae were reared to adults under standard colony conditions. Thirty randomly selected females from each treatment were placed in separate cages and allowed to blood feed. Twenty-five gravid females from the blood-feeding cages were randomly selected and transferred into new cages where they were provided with oviposition cups. Numbers of eggs laid in each cage and mortality of all adult mosquitoes were recorded daily. Wing lengths were measured of 570 mosquitoes as a proxy for body size. RESULTS Exposure to LC70Bti doses for 48 h as third-instar larvae reduced longevity of adult An. coluzzii mosquitoes. Time to death was 2.58 times shorter in females exposed to LC70Bti when compared to the control females. Estimated mortality hazard rates were also higher in females exposed to the LC50 and LC20 treatments, but these differences were not statistically significant. The females exposed to LC70 concentrations had 12% longer wings than the control group (P < 0.01). No differences in oviposition rate of the gravid females were observed between the treatments. CONCLUSIONS Exposure of An. coluzzii larvae to sublethal Bti doses reduces longevity of resultant adults and is associated with larger adult size and unclear effect on oviposition. These findings suggest that anopheline larval exposure to sublethal Bti doses, though not recommended, could reduce vectorial capacity for malaria vector populations by increasing mortality of resultant adults.
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- Steven Gowelo
- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Training and Research Unit of Excellence, School of Public Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Training and Research Unit of Excellence, School of Public Health, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi
- Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Recent advancement on chemical arsenal of Bt toxin and its application in pest management system in agricultural field. 3 Biotech 2018; 8:201. [PMID: 29607282 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-018-1223-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, soil bacterium, which is very popular bio-control agent in agricultural and forestry. In general, B. thuringiensis secretes an array of insecticidal proteins including toxins produced during vegetative growth phase (such as secreted insecticidal protein, Sip; vegetative insecticidal proteins, Vip), parasporal crystalline δ-endotoxins produced during vegetative stationary phase (such as cytolytic toxin, Cyt; and crystal toxin, Cry), and β-exotoxins. Till date, a wide spectrum of Cry proteins has been reported and most of them belong to three-domain-Cry toxins, Bin-like toxin, and Etx_Mtx2-like toxins. To the best of our knowledge, neither Bt insecticidal toxins are exclusive to Bt nor all the strains of Bt are capable of producing insecticidal Bt toxins. The lacuna in their latest classification has also been discussed. In this review, the updated information regarding the insecticidal Bt toxins and their different mode of actions were summarized. Before applying the Bt toxins on agricultural field, the non-specific effects of toxins should be investigated. We also have summarized the problem of insect resistance and the strategies to combat with this problem. We strongly believe that this information will help a lot to the budding researchers in the field of modern pest control biotechnology.
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Ningshen TJ, Chauhan VK, Dhania NK, Dutta-Gupta A. Insecticidal Effects of Hemocoelic Delivery of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Toxins in Achaea janata Larvae. Front Physiol 2017; 8:289. [PMID: 28539890 PMCID: PMC5423935 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Insecticidal effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins in hemocoel of larvae have not been properly evaluated. In the present study, hemocoelic injection of four representative Cry toxins i.e., Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, and DOR5 to an economically important lepidopteran insect pest Achaea janata, induced larval mortality, reduced larval growth rate and gave rise to smaller pupae, all in a dose-dependent manner. We observed extensive degeneration as well as the disintegration of larval tissues, most notably, fat body, and the possible involvement of lysosomal enzymes in tissue histolysis. The resultant “hypoproteinemia” and most relevantly, the drastic reduction of 80–85 kDa hexamerin proteins levels of hemolymph could be attributed to the pathological state of the fat body induced by Cry toxin injection. Formation of non-viable larval-pupal intermediates and emergence of defective adults also indicate toxicity effects of Cry toxins during metamorphosis. Thus, findings from our study suggest Cry toxins in larval hemocoel are also toxic to A. janata larval survival and subsequent development.
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- Thuirei J Ningshen
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadHyderabad, India
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APN1 is a functional receptor of Cry1Ac but not Cry2Ab in Helicoverpa zea. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19179. [PMID: 26755166 PMCID: PMC4709634 DOI: 10.1038/srep19179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Lepidopteran midgut aminopeptidases N (APNs) are phylogenetically divided into eight clusters, designated as APN1-8. Although APN1 has been implicated as one of the receptors for Cry1Ac in several species, its potential role in the mode of action of Cry2Ab has not been functionally determined so far. To test whether APN1 also acts as one of the receptors for Cry1Ac in Helicoverpa zea and even for Cry2Ab in this species, we conducted a gain of function analysis by heterologously expressing H. zea APN1 (HzAPN1) in the midgut and fat body cell lines of H. zea and the ovarian cell line of Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) and a loss of function analysis by RNAi (RNA interference) silencing of the endogenous APN1 in the three cell lines using the HzAPN1 double strand RNA (dsRNA). Heterologous expression of HzAPN1 significantly increased the susceptibility of the three cell lines to Cry1Ac, but had no effects on their susceptibility to Cry2Ab. Knocking down of the endogenous APN1 made the three cell lines resistant to Cry1Ac, but didn't change cell lines susceptibility to Cry2Ab. The findings from this study demonstrate that HzAPN1 is a functional receptor of Cry1Ac, but not Cry2Ab.
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Castagnola A, Stock SP. Common Virulence Factors and Tissue Targets of Entomopathogenic Bacteria for Biological Control of Lepidopteran Pests. INSECTS 2014; 5:139-66. [PMID: 24634779 PMCID: PMC3952272 DOI: 10.3390/insects5010139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Revised: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This review focuses on common insecticidal virulence factors from entomopathogenic bacteria with special emphasis on two insect pathogenic bacteria Photorhabdus (Proteobacteria: Enterobacteriaceae) and Bacillus (Firmicutes: Bacillaceae). Insect pathogenic bacteria of diverse taxonomic groups and phylogenetic origin have been shown to have striking similarities in the virulence factors they produce. It has been suggested that the detection of phage elements surrounding toxin genes, horizontal and lateral gene transfer events, and plasmid shuffling occurrences may be some of the reasons that virulence factor genes have so many analogs throughout the bacterial kingdom. Comparison of virulence factors of Photorhabdus, and Bacillus, two bacteria with dissimilar life styles opens the possibility of re-examining newly discovered toxins for novel tissue targets. For example, nematodes residing in the hemolymph may release bacteria with virulence factors targeting neurons or neuromuscular junctions. The first section of this review focuses on toxins and their context in agriculture. The second describes the mode of action of toxins from common entomopathogens and the third draws comparisons between Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. The fourth section reviews the implications of the nervous system in biocontrol.
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- Anaïs Castagnola
- Center for Insect Science, University of Arizona, 1007 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, 1140 E. South Campus Dr., Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Argôlo-Filho RC, Loguercio LL. Bacillus thuringiensis Is an Environmental Pathogen and Host-Specificity Has Developed as an Adaptation to Human-Generated Ecological Niches. INSECTS 2013; 5:62-91. [PMID: 26462580 PMCID: PMC4592628 DOI: 10.3390/insects5010062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Revised: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used successfully as a biopesticide for more than 60 years. More recently, genes encoding their toxins have been used to transform plants and other organisms. Despite the large amount of research on this bacterium, its true ecology is still a matter of debate, with two major viewpoints dominating: while some understand Bt as an insect pathogen, others see it as a saprophytic bacteria from soil. In this context, Bt's pathogenicity to other taxa and the possibility that insects may not be the primary targets of Bt are also ideas that further complicate this scenario. The existence of conflicting research results, the difficulty in developing broader ecological and genetics studies, and the great genetic plasticity of this species has cluttered a definitive concept. In this review, we gathered information on the aspects of Bt ecology that are often ignored, in the attempt to clarify the lifestyle, mechanisms of transmission and target host range of this bacterial species. As a result, we propose an integrated view to account for Bt ecology. Although Bt is indeed a pathogenic bacterium that possesses a broad arsenal for virulence and defense mechanisms, as well as a wide range of target hosts, this seems to be an adaptation to specific ecological changes acting on a versatile and cosmopolitan environmental bacterium. Bt pathogenicity and host-specificity was favored evolutionarily by increased populations of certain insect species (or other host animals), whose availability for colonization were mostly caused by anthropogenic activities. These have generated the conditions for ecological imbalances that favored dominance of specific populations of insects, arachnids, nematodes, etc., in certain areas, with narrower genetic backgrounds. These conditions provided the selective pressure for development of new hosts for pathogenic interactions, and so, host specificity of certain strains.
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- Ronaldo Costa Argôlo-Filho
- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Rod, Ilhéus-Itabuna, Km-16, Ilhéus-BA 45662-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Rod, Ilhéus-Itabuna, Km-16, Ilhéus-BA 45662-900, Brazil.
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Ningshen TJ, Aparoy P, Ventaku VR, Dutta-Gupta A. Functional interpretation of a non-gut hemocoelic tissue aminopeptidase N (APN) in a lepidopteran insect pest Achaea janata. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79468. [PMID: 24244508 PMCID: PMC3828369 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Insect midgut membrane-anchored aminopeptidases N (APNs) are Zn(++) dependent metalloproteases. Their primary role in dietary protein digestion and also as receptors in Cry toxin-induced pathogenesis is well documented. APN expression in few non-gut hemocoelic tissues of lepidopteran insects has also been reported but their functions are widely unknown. In the present study, we observed specific in vitro interaction of Cry1Aa toxin with a 113 kDa AjAPN1 membrane protein of larval fat body, Malpighian tubule and salivary gland of Achaea janata. Analyses of 3D molecular structure of AjAPN1, the predominantly expressed APN isoform in these non-gut hemocoelic tissues of A. janata showed high structural similarity to the Cry1Aa toxin binding midgut APN of Bombyx mori, especially in the toxin binding region. Structural similarity was further substantiated by in vitro binding of Cry1Aa toxin. RNA interference (RNAi) resulted in significant down-regulation of AjAPN1 transcript and protein expression in fat body and Malpighian tubule but not in salivary gland. Consequently, reduced AjAPN1 expression resulted in larval mortality, larval growth arrest, development of lethal larval-pupal intermediates, development of smaller pupae and emergence of viable defective adults. In vitro Cry1Aa toxin binding analysis of non-gut hemocoelic tissues of AjAPN1 knockdown larvae showed reduced interaction of Cry1Aa toxin with the 113 kDa AjAPN1 protein, correlating well with the significant silencing of AjAPN1 expression. Thus, our observations suggest AjAPN1 expression in non-gut hemocoelic tissues to play important physiological role(s) during post-embryonic development of A. janata. Though specific interaction of Cry1Aa toxin with AjAPN1 of non-gut hemocoelic tissues of A. janata was demonstrated, evidences to prove its functional role as a Cry1Aa toxin receptor will require more in-depth investigation.
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- Thuirei Jacob Ningshen
- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Ningshen TJ, Chaitanya R, Hari PP, Vimala Devi P, Dutta-Gupta A. Characterization and regulation of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxin binding aminopeptidases N (APNs) from non-gut visceral tissues, Malpighian tubule and salivary gland: Comparison with midgut-specific APN in the moth Achaea janata. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2013; 166:194-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Bacillus Thuringiensis Poisoning Related Acute Transverse Myelitis. Can J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100017601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bacillus Thuringiensis Poisoning Related Acute Transverse Myelitis. Can J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100022563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Compatibility of garlic (Allium sativum L.) leaf agglutinin and Cry1Ac δ-endotoxin for gene pyramiding. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 93:2365-75. [PMID: 21870043 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3547-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Revised: 08/01/2011] [Accepted: 08/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Chemical modulators of the innate immune response alter gypsy moth larval susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis. BMC Microbiol 2010; 10:129. [PMID: 20423490 PMCID: PMC2873493 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Accepted: 04/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The gut comprises an essential barrier that protects both invertebrate and vertebrate animals from invasion by microorganisms. Disruption of the balanced relationship between indigenous gut microbiota and their host can result in gut bacteria eliciting host responses similar to those caused by invasive pathogens. For example, ingestion of Bacillus thuringiensis by larvae of some species of susceptible Lepidoptera can result in normally benign enteric bacteria exerting pathogenic effects. Results We explored the potential role of the insect immune response in mortality caused by B. thuringiensis in conjunction with gut bacteria. Two lines of evidence support such a role. First, ingestion of B. thuringiensis by gypsy moth larvae led to the depletion of their hemocytes. Second, pharmacological agents that are known to modulate innate immune responses of invertebrates and vertebrates altered larval mortality induced by B. thuringiensis. Specifically, Gram-negative peptidoglycan pre-treated with lysozyme accelerated B. thuringiensis-induced killing of larvae previously made less susceptible due to treatment with antibiotics. Conversely, several inhibitors of the innate immune response (eicosanoid inhibitors and antioxidants) increased the host's survival time following ingestion of B. thuringiensis. Conclusions This study demonstrates that B. thuringiensis infection provokes changes in the cellular immune response of gypsy moth larvae. The effects of chemicals known to modulate the innate immune response of many invertebrates and vertebrates, including Lepidoptera, also indicate a role of this response in B. thuringiensis killing. Interactions among B. thuringiensis toxin, enteric bacteria, and aspects of the gypsy moth immune response may provide a novel model to decipher mechanisms of sepsis associated with bacteria of gut origin.
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Budatha M, Meur G, Dutta-Gupta A. A novel aminopeptidase in the fat body of the moth Achaea janata as a receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins and its comparison with midgut aminopeptidase. Biochem J 2007; 405:287-97. [PMID: 17402938 PMCID: PMC1904524 DOI: 10.1042/bj20070054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins bind to cell-surface receptors which represent a family of aminopeptidases [APN (aminopeptidase N)] present on the brush border membrane of insect midgut cells of susceptible insects leading to pore formation and death of the insect. We report here for the first time the presence of a novel APN in the fat body of the moth Achaea janata. Northern blotting detected at least one APN-specific transcript in the fat body, whereas two transcripts of different sizes were detected in the midgut. We have cloned two full-length APN cDNAs of 3015 bp and 2850 bp from fat body and midgut respectively, which encode proteins of 1004 and 950 amino acids. These two APNs share only 33% amino acid sequence identity, but both display the typical APN features, such as the N-terminal signal peptide, several putative glycosylation sites, C-terminal glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor signal, the APN-specific zinc-binding/gluzincin motif HEXXHX(18)E and gluzincin motif GAMENWG. The fat body APN manifested a variation in its expression with respect to tissue and developmental stage. In spite of the abundance of the APN transcript in the fat body, fairly low APN activity was detected in this tissue. The fat-body- and midgut-specific APNs showed differential interaction with various Cry1A toxins. Besides, the level of toxicity of different Cry subtypes varied enormously with mode/site of delivery, such as intrahaemocoelic injections and feeding bioassays. These data indicate that the fat body might be a potential alternative Cry toxin target site in the moth.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Budatha M, Meur G, Kirti PB, Dutta Gupta A. Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxin binding novel GPI anchored aminopeptidase from fat body of the moth Spodoptera litura. Biotechnol Lett 2007; 29:1651-7. [PMID: 17609853 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9453-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2007] [Revised: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 06/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aminopeptidase N (APN) isoforms were identified as candidate receptors for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins from the midgut of several insect species. In this study a partial cDNA encoding aminopeptidase (slfbAPN) was cloned from fat body of the moth Spodoptera litura. In the deduced amino acid sequence the characteristic metallopeptidase sequences, HEXXHX(18)E and GAMENWG were conserved but the sequence showed only 33-39% identity to other insect APNs, which were also reported to be Cry toxin receptors. The presence of a putative GPI anchor signal sequence at the C-terminus indicated that it is a membrane-anchored protein. The slfbAPN expression was restricted to the fat body as suggested by northern blot analysis of different tissues. Biochemical analyses including immunoblotting, ligand blotting and lectin blotting, demonstrated that slfbAPN is a membrane-anchored glycoprotein in the fat body and it binds to Cry toxins.
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